Busy, Busy

My postings have been pretty sporadic lately, sorry. It's because I've been crazy busy, and have not had time to write much of anything. (It's amazing how much of your life a Monday-through-Friday job takes up!) After work, the gym, and spending time with friends and family, I also have to squeeze in laundry, errands, and other responsibilities, which have made my weekends pretty much non-existant. One day it's Friday, and the next thing I know, it's Monday again. Let me just tell you again--I'm totally tripping out over how fast time is flying by!...

One of my friends left Long Beach last week--she moved back up to Oregon to start her new Ed Specialist job at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. So good luck to you Mesha!...

I headed out to Death Valley this past weekend, with my friend Vanessa, to check out the blooming wildflowers. They usually need the right conditions (mainly a good amount of rainfall) to bloom, and since we had more than enough rain this winter, the pretty flowers made an appearance. We did some hiking and saw some neat sites, like WATER in the middle of the desert at Salt Creek, Devil’s Golf Course, and Badwater. We even saw a desert tortoise, a rare and threatened species, making its way across the road. The weekend flew by, and it was a fun little out-of-town jaunt. I could’ve done without the headache I had the whole time though…